Religion And Equality

Silence, inaction and human rights: Modi and Joe Biden through the lens of the Bhagavad Gita

Verses from the Gita talk of ‘karma’, ‘akarma’ and ‘vikarma’. How do they reflect upon theIndian prime minister and US president and their regimes?

Raju Rajagopal
· Oct 13, 2023 · 07:30 am
Personal laws such as triple talaq cannot deny Muslim women their rights, says Centre

In an affidavit, it has urged the Supreme Court to examine whether practices like nikah halala and polygamy were, indeed, an intrinsic part of Islam.

Scroll Staff
· Apr 11, 2017 · 08:19 am
Two Kerala Catholic Church branches won't wash the feet of women this Maundy Thursday

This despite Pope Francis' decree to include women and people of other faiths in the ritual that comes ahead of Easter.

TA Ameerudheen
· Apr 09, 2017 · 06:45 am

The Zoroastrian priestesses of Iran (whose father was an Indian Parsi)

The official religion in Iran for 1,000 years, its adherents are now a dwindling minority within the Islamic Republic.

Giulia Bertoluzzi
· Oct 11, 2015 · 03:30 pm